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The pressure is off Yuvraj: MSD

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MS Dhoni’s fascination to finish matches off the last over cost the national side another game. The T20 against New Zealand was a fine opportunity for India to carry some confidence to Sri Lanka. From

Another threat to Yuvraj Singh ’s return

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A lush outfield swathed in polythene is not good advertisement for cricket, barring that everything else was picture perfect at the MAC Stadium.

The skies opened up briefly in the evening to add to

Ashwin is getting battle ready

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An improved ranking in the ICC charts to spearheading India to famous wins at home, Ravichandran Ashwin’s growth has been meteoric. India’s leading spinner opened out to Deccan Chronicle in an exclusi

‘Raina has failed to take his chances’

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Former New Zealand captain and head coach of the Chennai Super Kings Stephen Fleming enjoys fair equity in the Indian Test side. Having worked closely with four members of the current unit in CSK, Fle

Dennis Lille hands over mantle to Glenn McGrath

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A purposeful association that helped Indian cricket unearth and nurture many fast medium bowlers came to a halt.

Pace Guru Dennis Lillee, after serving the MRF Pace foundation as its director for 25

Chennai boys spearhead Test, under-19 triumphs

Sunday was a special day for Indian cricket, with the juniors beating defending champions Australia to win the Under-19 World Cup at Townsville, while the seniors registering a handsome innings-and-11

Prathiban takes tougher route

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Over the years the TNCA senior division league has seen many specialist bowlers get disheartened and turn their attention towards batting.

Docile tracks and appalling weather conditions are only som

VVS Laxman never got his due, says Srikkanth

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V.V.S. Laxman was a rare cricketer in many ways.

Sincere, god fearing and humble, the Hyderabadi kept reminding the dressing room of true cricketing value at a time when fancy sunglasses, zinc cream

Laxman never got his due, says Srikkanth

V.V.S. Laxman was a rare cricketer in many ways. Sincere, God fearing and humble, the Hyderabadi kept reminding the dressing room of true cricketing value at a time when fancy sunglasses, zinc cream and louder music were on the ascendant. Laxman proved that no amount of drama was a match for performance in the middle.

Laxman likely to retire

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A whole new meaning may have been given to what would otherwise have been a low-key Test series between India against a depleted New Zealand. The classy VVS Laxman is likely to call it a day after the

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.